Planetary hours
in Fengshan.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:23 – 07:17
- 2♂︎ Mars07:17 – 08:11
- 3☉︎ Sun08:11 – 09:05
- 4♀︎ Venus09:05 – 09:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:59 – 10:53
- 6☽︎ Moon10:53 – 11:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:48 – 12:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:42 – 13:36
- 9♂︎ Mars13:36 – 14:30
- 10☉︎ Sun14:30 – 15:24
- 11♀︎ Venus15:24 – 16:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:19 – 17:13
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:13 – 18:19
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:19 – 19:24
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:24 – 20:30
- 4♂︎ Mars20:30 – 21:36
- 5☉︎ Sun21:36 – 22:42
- 6♀︎ Venus22:42 – 23:48
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:48 – 00:54
- 8☽︎ Moon00:54 – 02:00
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:00 – 03:06
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:06 – 04:11
- 11♂︎ Mars04:11 – 05:17
- 12☉︎ Sun05:17 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Fengshan?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 10h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 13h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:23 to 07:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.